LISTEN HERE. I can't even begin to tell you how much I loved the first book, much less how many times I've reread it. I don't have free time not because I'm a busy person, but because I spend most of it rereading the The Royal We anyways. Freddie? Bex? Nick? I'm invested in their lives, thankyouverymuch, and now I get to be even more invested in them? Seriously though, this book sounds (and fingers crossed it is-) like it's going to be more focused on Freddie who's one of my favourite characters...

I like to think of myself as a modern woman, with modern, high-minded notions of femininity, sex, and relationships. Someone who's long since disabused herself of idealistic, archaic ideas like that of having a "soulmate," living "happily ever after," and needing a man to be happy. In layman's terms, I'm a strong, independent woman who don't need no man (but wouldn't mind too terribly having one given he doesn't get in the way of my goals). But make no mistake, if Oscar Isaac suddenly woke up on...

The Heir Affair is a great continuation of The Royal We. All the characters you love and hate return. There is more scheming and secrets. Read it to find out what is next for Bex and Nick. I highly recommend The Heir Affair to anyone that enjoyed The Royal We. If you haven’t and want a scheming American commoner falls in love with a prince story I recommend starting with The Royal We. Christine Lakin did a great job narrating. Her voice is perfect for the story.

Everything I hated about this book is a spoiler but oh my god there were so many things I hated. A comprehensive list:(view spoiler)[1. Freddie being the sperm donor for Bex and Nick to have a baby AFTER they spent the ENTIRE BOOK talking about how Freddie is still in love with Bex and Nick still resents Freddie for trying to get her to run away with him??? I don't believe that anyone with even one brain cell would think that's a good idea. 2. Freddie marrying a girl he doesn't love (who obvious...

Bex and Nick are newly wed and the wedding was about as dramatic as we expected. Clive, holding true to his word, completely sold out on his long friendship with the royal family. Feeling utterly overwhelmed and in a state that could be called anything but wedded bliss, Bex and Nick decide to flee. Meet Steve and Margot. No cares in the world. No commitments. Certainly not followed by the paparazzi. Nick and Bex embrace their alter egos full swing and for a full several months. That is until the...

Well, it took more time for me to finish it because I had to turn back and read the first book to capture the main idea and soul of the book, meeting with characters, their struggles, dilemma ext. But as far as I see, the authors are real clairvoyants because they can truly see the future. They already guessed an American girl’s introducing to the royal family before Meghan and Harry hit the road and move to Canada ( now we welcomed them to California!) We were introduced to Bex and Nick’s story...

Thank you Grand Central Publishing for a free copy in exchange for an honest review Trigger Warning: on page miscarriage, talk of marital infidelity, talk of death and injury from warLet me start this off by saying I really wanted to like this book. Like, REALLY wanted to love it.I just read The Royal We last week and adored it. I rated it 5 stars! But this one...The Royal We had insane drama, but I ended that book feeling happy and hopeful. And while that was what the authors wanted you to feel...

4.5 stars.Royals—they’re more screwed up than we are!!In The Heir Affair , Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan's sequel to the enjoyably soapy The Royal We , Prince Nicholas of Wales has just married Bex Cooper when scandal breaks, turning the fairytale wedding into a nightmare. The Queen is angry, the public is outraged, and they go into a self-imposed exile and try to live a “normal” life for a while, imagining what it might be like not to have the weight of public expectation smothering yo...

The Heir Affair picks up with The Royal We left off, so if you haven't read The Royal We yet, you'll want to read that before reading this one or you'll be totally lost, and will be missing a lot of context. I was excited to jump back into the world Bex, Nick, Freddie, and their friends. The first book ended on a note that left the ending open for readers to use their imagination, but also left it closed enough to where a sequel wasn't necessary, so I was very excited to learn there was a sequel...

Freddie got shafted.Nick and Bex got shafted.I feel like I got shafted.I’m going to sit on this one a while before rating and reviewing.~~ ~~ ~~ ~~Four days later:Okay. I've finally decided to rate and review this book, since even days after the fact, thinking about this book and how things end up for our characters makes me sad. Every single thing that happens to Freddie in this book broke my heart. (view spoiler)[First, he attempts to date "serious" women, women who are intelligent and have ca...

WOW there was a lot happening in this one. Also, love triangles are stupid but the one in here is REALLY stupid

I wish I loved this book as much as some other people did, but I just didn't. After waiting years for this sequel and rereading the first one many, many times, this book not only fell flat, but it somehow has ruined the first book for me, knowing that this is what becomes of those characters I fell in love with. I think my problems are mostly based around the feeling that this book lacked the heart and escapist nature that the first book had in spades. This book was weighted down with too many s...

I'm not sure what to do with this story. It's British Royal fanfiction, but the Kate, Wills, and Harry characters bear no resemblance to the real royals except for hair color. I enjoyed the writing style in places (I think because two people wrote it, the prose seemed different from scene to scene). I enjoyed a backstage peek into royal life - for awhile. It eventually got monotonous. Unfortunately I never warmed up to the characters. Or the plot. The H/h are married but their relationship is ma...

After the tumultuous Royal Wedding That Was, Bex and Nick are in hiding. Hiding from the angry public, who feel betrayed by Bex the Scoundrel, and hiding from the wrath of the Queen. But you can't run from your family, and you can't run forever, and so Bex and Nick slap a band-aid on their fragile romance and start their return to public life. Can they make it? Do they even want to?While I adored The Royal We, I liked this one even better!!Bex is forced to adapt to her out and open relationship

3.5 starsI liked this book, although not as much as I liked its predecessor. I was really rooting for Bex and Nick throughout, but I was also annoyed throughout much of the book. Bex kept trying to reestablish her friendship with Freddie, but he needed some time and distance (understandably). There were moments where it seemed like Bex felt slighted that Freddie wouldn’t open up to her about his love life, for example, that irked me because it struck me as being selfish of her, and insensitive t...

A sequel to The Royal We! C’mon. It doesn’t get any better. Nick and Bex’s relationship with the monarchy is somehow even messier than before but just as delightful. Perfect escapism, so much fun. If you liked The Royal We, this is a no-brainer.

It's wild to think how much things have changed since Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan published the first book in this series. Back in 2015, the idea of an American marrying into the royal family was the stuff of wishful fan fiction; it's now 2020, and not only did a very cool American become part of The Firm, she and her royal husband also left The Firm with more flair than even the most imaginative among us could've dreamt up. What. A. World.The Heir Affair is just as dishy as its predecessor...

This was the best sequel I’ve ever read. The characters were beautifully consistent even as they grew and took on new adventures and I savored every moment of being back with Bex, Nick, Freddie and the whole gang. Also, side note— a certain baseball chapter absolutely brought me to the happiest of tears! 😍😍😍

Thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for this eARC.This book was a lot. Like what on earth did I actually just read? The Heir Affair picks up where we left off in The Royal We. Nick and Bex are hiding out after the disastrous wedding in a teeny town in Scotland, aptly named Wigtown as both of them are sporting particularly heinous wigs in an effort to remain undetected. Fun fact, Wigtown is in fact a real place and it looks delightful! Anyways, back to the story. The rest of the book...

This is a sequel to The Royal We, but I was honestly hoping their next book would be about "Freddie" meeting his wife instead!Blog: The Bookish Expedition and Instagram: @moonspree